After nearly two months off, the Belle Tire Enduro Series will be back in action this Sunday with the running of the Kalamazoo Klassic 200 presented by Belle Tire. Entering this penultimate event of the season there is a dead tie for the point lead between veteran Enduro driver Greg Lapierre and Dave Miller. Corey Miechiels sits just two points out of the lead in third position just ahead of fourth place Robert Boersen. Cyber Stock rookie Barry Jenkins and defending series champion Jim Cauffman round out the top five, both just ten points out of the lead.

In addition to the Enduro there will also be the fan favorite Spectator Drags and Powder Puff events.

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This Saturday night the season long battle for the Outlaw Super Late Model championship reaches its conclusion with the running of the “Allstar Performance 100″, paying $1,500 to win.  Brian Bergakker will bring a slim 21 point lead into the championship deciding event over 12-time Outlaw Super Late Model champion Andy Bozell.  Bergakker will be looking to win his first ever Outlaw Super Late Model title and become only the second driver not named Bozell to win the title in the last 15 seasons.

All four other divisions will also crown their champions, including the Super Stocks, Pro Stocks, Mini Stocks and Cyber Stocks.  With four of the five championships still on the line, this promises to be an action packed evening.

This Saturday the chase for the Outlaw Super Late Model championship continues.  Brian Bergakker  has taken a slim eight point lead in the battle for the 2012 title and will look to increase his lead this Saturday night in the “Scott’s Cards 50” for the Outlaw Super Late Models.  Bozell is looking to regain the lead and put himself in position for his 13^th Kalamazoo Speedway Outlaw Super Late Model crown.

As if that wasn’t enough this Saturday will also feature the “Super Stock Spectacular presented by Renegade” for the Super Stocks.  This will be a 50 lap, $750 to win event and is also the penultimate event of the season for their division.  Kenny Head leads a tight three-way championship battle over Brandon Lyons and Chris Shannon but with two extended features left, it is still anyone’s championship to win.

All three of the Zoo’s other divisions will also be on hand, including the Pro Stocks, Mini Stocks and Cyber Stocks.  It will also be the second and final Autograph Night of 2012.  Come down on the track at 6:00 and meet your favorite driver before they do battle on the high banks of the Zoo!

 

The USAC/STARS Mopar D1 Midgets continue their competitive racing season this Saturday at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway as part of a Kalamazoo “tripleheader” which includes the Midwest Ignite Midgets on the big oval and the USAC Mopar .25 Midgets in a “Generation Next” event on the track’s small oval. 

Its just $10 a car load to catch all the racing action on Saturday night, so pile the whole family and closest friends in your car and head out to see some great USAC open wheel excitement! 

Jim Anderson of Joliet, Ill. takes a 92-point lead over Patrick Wilda Jr. into the Kalamazoo program. Anderson was fourth and Wilda 18th in Saturday’s race at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. 

Kyle O’Gara of Beech Grove, Ind. won Saturday’s Morris feature, leading the last 17 laps to beat fast qualifier Aaron Andruskevich, James Robertson, Anderson and Austin Prock. Robertson led the first 13 laps. 

SCHEDULE  Gates – 3pm  Drivers Meeting – 5pm  Hot Laps – 5:30pm  Qualifying – 6:30pm  Opening Ceremonies – 7:15pm  Racing – 7:30pm USAC/STARS Dash Ignite Heats – 8 laps USAC/STARS Heats – 8 laps  On Track Autograph Session  Features     Ignite Midgets Feature #1- 25 Laps USAC STARS – 30 Laps Ignite Midgets Fetaure #2 – 25 Laps

One of the most prestigious races in the world of Outlaw Bodied Super Late Models is coming on Wednesday, August 15th at the famed Kalamazoo Speedway in Kalamazoo, Michigan as “Kalamazoo Klash XX” will once again thrill fans from the heart of Outlaw country and beyond. 

A battle has ensued all season long in the chase for the 2012 Track Championship as 12-time Champion and Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame member Andy Bozell and Brian Bergakker, the 2008 Track Champion in the tracks old Modified division, have pulled away from the rest of the pack and are now in a two-dog race for the 2012 title. 

All focus now shifts to Kalamazoo Klash XX Presented by Boyne Machine Company & Lane Automotive for the Outlaw Super Late Models on Wednesday, August 15th. 

In 2011 during Kalamazoo Klash XIX, Phil Bozell charged through the field to win his first ever Kalamazoo Klash. Former Klash winner Steve Needles finished second ahead of Johnny Benson Jr., J.R. Roahrig and fast qualifier Trent Hellenga. Needles’ teammate last season, Terry Senneker, finished sixth ahead of Tom Thomas, Mike Luberda, Billy Shannon and Jeff Bozell. 

Kalamazoo Klash XX will pay $7,500 to the winner and $1,000 just to start the 150-Lap main event which will be broken up into two segments of 100 laps and 50 laps, with a short break between the two segments. During the break drivers will be allowed to change tires and the starting lineup for the second segment will be determined by how many tires the teams take on during the break.  

The lead lap cars that take two tires will be placed at the front of the field. They will be placed in order with the highest finishing car from the first segment starting on the pole for the second segment. The next highest finishing car that took two tires will start second, and so on. Then the lead lap cars that take four new tires will be placed behind the cars that took two tires. They will be placed in order with the highest finishing car from the first segment starting the highest.

The Klash Bash (B-Feature) for those that don’t make it into Klash XX through Qualifying will pay $1,250 to Win and $300 to Start. The Klash Bash B-Feature winner will then have the option to run Kalamazoo Klash XX if they are willing to forfeit their B-Feature pay in exchange for a starting spot in the Main Feature.  

Boyne Machine Company & Nash Outlets has put up a $250 Award for the Fast Qualifier of the Klash while Russell Automotive is giving $200 to the Winner of the first segment. 

In addition, Berlin Raceway’s Coors Light Super Late Models division (Template Bodied Super Late Models) will return after a successful race in conjunction with the Klash in 2011 with a 100-Lap main event as well. They’ll be going for $5,000 to Win as well. 

In the Template Super Late Models Feature from 2011, which was a 75-Lap affair, former NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series Champion, Johnny Benson Jr., picked up the win over Ross Kenseth, Alec Carll, Tom Thomas, and Steve Dorer the top five. Brian Campbell was sixth ahead of Josh Hobson, Seth Moody, Jay Niewiek, and Caleb Bisacky who rounded out the top 10. 

Sweet Manufacturing is putting up a $1,000 bonus to the driver that has the highest combined finish that competes in both the Kalamazoo Klash and the Coors Light Super Late Model event. If there is a tie the bonus money will be split. 

Kalamazoo Klash Winners: 

2012: ????

2011: Phil Bozell

2010: Rick Sexton

2009: Steve Needles

2008: Terry Senneker Jr.

2007: Andy Bozell

2006: Johnny Benson Jr.

2005: Lee Anderson

2004: Fred Campbell

2003: Tom Thomas

2002: Chris Orr

2001: Ken Scheffler

2000: Todd Currier

1999: Chris Orr

1998: Mike VanSparrentak

1997: Andy Bozell

1996: Bob Holley

1995: Brian Cloud

1994: Andy Bozell

1993: Andy Bozell 

Template Super Late Models Klash Winners: 

2012: ????

2011: Johnny Benson Jr.

This Saturday the racing action promises to be intense in all five divisions as only three weeks remain in the 2012 season.  The Outlaw Super Late Models will run for $1,500 to win in the Thomas Harding Memorial Klash Tune-Up, which will be a 75 lap event.  Not only will this be the final tune up before next Wednesday’s 20th annual Kalamazoo Klash, it will also serve as the next chapter in a great championship battle between 12-time champion Andy Bozell and Brian Bergakker, who is chasing his first Outlaw Super Late Model title.  Bergakker has closed the gap to just 40 points but is starting to run out of time in his quest for the championship. 

All four other divisions will be in action as well, including the Pro Stocks who will run the rescheduled Pro Stock Hustle, paying $650 to win.  Super Stocks, Mini Stocks and Cyber Stocks will complete the five division program.

Just four point races remain in the 2012 season and the point battle in the Outlaw Super Late Model division appears to be a head to head matchup between 12-time champion Andy Bozell and Brain Bergakker, who has never won a Late Model title.  Bergakker picked up his second win of the season in last Saturday’s Team Spririt Trailer Sales 50 and has climbed within 42 of Bozell.  The battle continues this Saturday with the “Express Auto 50″ for the Outlaw Super Late Models.  Super Stocks will also be in action and have an even tighter point battle on their hands with three drivers within 27 points.  The Pro Stocks will run their biggest event of the season, the “Pro Stock Hustle presented by Aeroquip”, which will pay $650 to win.  The Mini Stocks and Cyber Stocks, which see Dale Leonard and Jerry Jansen Jr. TIED for the point lead will also be on hand this Saturday night!

This Saturday night features another full 5 in 1 show featuring the Team Spirit Custom Trailers 50 for the Outlaw Super Late Models. Brain Bergakker and Phil Bozell will continue to try and cut into 12-time champion Andy Bozell’s point lead. Also in action will be the Super Stocks, Pro Stocks, Mini Stocks and the Cyber Stocks running their biggest race of the year, the Cyber Stock Nationals presented by LKQ. The event will pay $250 to win for the Cyber Stocks.

This Saturday night the action promises to be intense! The Outlaw Super Late Models will highlight the show with the running of the “Shifters 50”. Brian Bergakker and Phil Bozell will continue to try and cut into 12-time champion Andy Bozell’s point lead. Speaking of great point battles the Super Stocks have just 10 points separating Brandon Lyons and Kenny Head, with Chris Shannon only 39 points back in third. They will return to action this Saturday night. The Pro Stocks will run double features, due to last Saturday’s rainout. The Mini Stocks will also be back with their biggest event on the calendar, the Mini Stock Nationals presented by Best Way Disposal. That event will pay $500 to win, the biggest payday of the season for Mini Stocks. Finally the fan favorite Cyber Stocks will also make their return to action.

This Saturday, July 14^th marks the date for one of the most highly anticipated shows of the 2012 season, as the Winged Super Sprints of the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series makes their stop at Kazoo!  This is no doubt the badest show on four wheels ever to be seen at Kalamazoo Speedway, with the Winged Warriors speeds approaching 125 mph.  Throw in the red hot Outlaw Super Late Models running for $2,000 to win in the 75 lap Hoosier Hustle as well as our weekly Pro Stocks and you will know why this show is a can’t miss event for 2012 at Kalamazoo Speedway!!

Pits open at 1PM with hot laps beginning at 2:30.  Adult general admission is $20, teens 10-15 are $15, kids 9 & younger are $5.  Pit Passes will be $30.